HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Honolulu Police Chief David Lazar’s announcement that he’s shifting 100 officers to patrol is drawing support as a necessary move to cut spiraling overtime costs.
In a Thursday news conference, Lazar said HPD had gone $6 million over its $6.8 million overtime budget for the first quarter of the fiscal year.
“We’ve been bleeding out OT because we don’t have enough patrol officers,” said Honolulu City Council Member Andria Tupola. “In order for us to not need the overtime, then everyone has to work patrol.”…